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3 top-tier apprenticeships you should apply to (part 1)

Jasterix on January 27, 2021

I recently completed the Leap apprenticeship program at Microsoft and would wholeheartedly recommend this route to any junior developer. Many appre...
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Katya Pavlopoulos •

Will you be writing more about your experience as a LEAP apprentice? I'm really curious what the day to day experience was like, and how you've grown as a developer now that you've completed it.

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Jasterix •

Hi Katya, I would be happy to know if you're interested in learning about the program. What would you like to know? 😊😊

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Katya Pavlopoulos •

Just what your average day looked like, what you got to work on, what was your mentorship experience like. I've heard about this program before but I don't know anyone who went through it to share what it was really like on the inside :)

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Jasterix •

I've been thinking about how to do this and rather than text, I could do a video or Twitch stream to talk about a different aspect of the apprenticeship and answer specific questions

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Emanuel152020 •

Hello Jasterix, I am delighted with your articles in Dev.to, I would like to talk about programming, are you willing?

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Jasterix •

Of course 😊😊

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Emanuel152020 •

Would you like to speak on this social network or this medium?

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Jasterix •

this one works :) I'm also on Twitter twitter.com/tweet_Jasterix

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Emanuel152020 •

Your account isn´t avaliable

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Jasterix •

just changed my handle--> twitter.com/lounecl

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Nitin Sahu •

Can working professionals apply for this role?

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Jasterix •

Yes, you can. A few people in my cohort were working when they applied. Are you transitioning into a dev role?

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Nitin Sahu •

I'm already a dev in my current org

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Jasterix •

I don't see what's to stop you from applying. The LinkedIn program has tiers based on level of experience. I say go for it 😊

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Nitin Sahu •

Thanks man!

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KingCodingByDee2020 •

I'm transition into a junior dev role! could you send me the complete list you have of apprenticeships?

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Jasterix •

Just posted the new article -> dev.to/jasterix/3-apprenticeship-p...

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Jasterix •

hey! I'm working on it now. Look for it later today